It shouldn't take me more than a year to get halfway through a book.
I kept wanting to be able to finish this one, but I just can't keep reading it. It can only hold my attention for three or four pages at a time, and then I have to force myself to go back to it. That's not how reading should go, so I'm adding this one to giving up.
I got to page 140.

Read for International Currents in Modern Fiction class

I could not finish this book. I was required to read it in three chunks...I don't think I got more than halfway through the second. It was just awful. The MC pissed me off. I won't pick this book up again, and I definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

*WON A COPY FROM A GOODREADS GIVEAWAY*

I could not connect with the method proposed in this book.

*WON A COPY FROM A GOODREADS GIVEAWAY*

I gave up on this book on page two of chapter one. It wasn't because of the story; I actually think it's really interesting, and I'm sad that I can't finish it. The language and general rules of writing are awful. It was difficult to understand what was going on; it seems information was forced together specifically to make longer paragraphs. Dialogue was inserted haphazardly.
Overall, it's giant disappointment in terms of writing style. I cannot continue to read a book if I have to read each paragraph three times to understand what is happening.

The plot does sound intriguing, and the cover is beautiful! So if you want to dive on in and try it yourself, I say go for it! My reading preferences may be different than yours.

My autographed copy of this book will be donated.

*WON A COPY FROM A GOODREADS GIVEAWAY*
I got through five chapters. I can't pinpoint what it was, but I just didn't like this book. I couldn't make myself keep reading it.

This book could not keep my interest. I kept trying to read it but just was not into it. I don’t even care whodunit, which is weird for me. I honestly don’t understand how this is a bestseller.

This book is well-written and is entertaining. I gave up on it because it’s simply not in my interests.

I don’t even know when I started it, sometime last year, but I decided this week I wouldn’t finish it.

It couldn’t keep my interest; it wasn’t as thrilling as the [very little] advertising said it would be. Blind picks are such a hit or miss and this one was a major miss.

Publishers, a little advice: stop putting this book on the shelves wrapped in plastic. You might get the right audience if they can flip through it.